The meeting lasted for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick before the closed stone door slowly opened, and five captains emerged one after another. Although they didn't communicate with each other, each of them wore an excited smile on their face.

After they had all left, from the shadows of the corridor leading to this place, Chen Yang's figure slowly emerged, his eyes indifferent, a hint of coldness flashing in the depths of his eyes. He turned his head and spat lightly on the ground.

On the other side, Han Li, who had just finished his Xuantou fight, had just emerged from the passage when he saw Du Long waiting for him outside the door.

"I'm not in a state to help you heal today, let's wait until I've recovered for a while," Han Li said with a wry smile.

"Alright, stop pretending in front of me. With your strength, killing a Black Scale Elephant wouldn't cause you too much damage. Even if I were to fight you in Xuantou now, I wouldn't be too confident of winning. I'm just curious, how many Xuan Apertures have you opened? Forty-five, or forty-seven?" Du Long waved his hand and asked.

"Even if the injury isn't serious, you can't force me to heal you today. To be honest, your hidden ailment is already mostly resolved. Even without my assistance, it won't affect you anymore. You should be able to feel that yourself," Han Li said with a slight frown.

"I'm waiting for you here for something else," Du Long said, waving his hand.

"Oh? What is it then?" Han Li asked, puzzled.

"Today, some of the top-ranked elite Xuandou fighters from each district of the Xuantou Arena will gather in one place for a small exchange meeting. Those attending can use Xuandian, body refining techniques, or other items to exchange with each other. In addition, they can also exchange some cultivation experiences. Are you interested in attending?" Du Long leaned in closer and said.

"There's such a thing? Won't the City Lord's Mansion interfere?" Han Li asked, his heart stirring.

"The City Lord's Mansion actually encourages such events, after all, this kind of exchange meeting can promote the improvement of Xuandou fighters' strength, and to a certain extent, it also enhances the entertainment value of the Xuantou Arena, which is also beneficial to the City Lord's Mansion," Du Long explained with a smile.

"I see," Han Li nodded.

"Moreover, not all of the elite Xuandou fighters in each district are like us, without any freedom. There is also a considerable number of people who voluntarily come here to temper themselves and improve their cultivation. They have more freedom and some secret channels to contact the outside world, so the things they possess are far beyond what we can compare to," Du Long continued.

"In that case, this is a good opportunity to exchange what we have for what we need. I'll go take a look with you," Han Li said with a smile.

Du Long didn't say anything more and nodded.

The two of them walked along the passage inside the Xuantou Arena, passing through the entire Ninth District, and finally arrived at the First District.

When passing through the dividing areas of each district, some City Lord's Mansion guards would always stop them, but when they recognized Du Long and Han Li's identities, they would immediately let them pass.

"It seems that becoming the chief Xuandou fighter of the First District has many benefits," Han Li said with a smile as he walked.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be the chief, as long as you're strong enough. If you don't deliberately hide your skills and fight a few more exciting Xuandou matches, you won't need me to lead the way and you'll be qualified to participate in this exchange meeting," Du Long said with a chuckle.

Han Li didn't want to dwell on this issue with him, so he asked, "After so many years, is there still no news of Shi Kong and the others?"

"That beautiful woman you mentioned, in my opinion, really hasn't appeared in Qingyang City. And that fellow Daoist Shi Kong seems to have been deliberately hidden, and no news can be found. Only that Crab Daoist, it is said that he is now following Chen Yang," Du Long said with a sigh after hearing this.

Han Li fell silent upon hearing this. He had originally come to this Accumulation Scale Void Realm to find Zi Ling, but he didn't expect to be imprisoned here, and so many years had passed in a flash.

Seeing this, Du Long knew that any words of comfort would be meaningless, so he didn't say anything more.

The two of them arrived in a spacious hall in the First District in silence.

As soon as he entered the hall, Han Li heard a burst of noise, followed by a lively scene resembling a marketplace.

Inside the hall, there were many figures. The ground was artificially divided into stalls, displaying a dazzling array of items. Among them were weapons made of various scale beast bones, as well as armor made of scale beast scales. There were also many large and small boxes made of bone and stone, containing various rare pills.

"I previously took a fancy to Sun Binghe's scale beast bone knife. I don't know if he's willing to sell it this time. I'll go look for him first. Are you coming with me?" Du Long said, scanning the crowd.

"No need, I don't know what I want to buy yet. I'll just wander around for a bit," Han Li said, shaking his head.

Du Long nodded and left first. Han Li walked slowly along the winding paths between the stalls, looking around and wondering if he should buy something.

Over the years, he had accumulated a lot of Xuandian, most of which he had used to purchase beast cores. He rarely needed healing pills, and he almost never exchanged for weapons or armor.

Currently, the only weapon he had was the White Bone Spear that he had used before.

While he was thinking, he saw not far ahead a beautiful, fair-skinned woman in a yellow dress talking to a rough-handed, black-faced man.

Han Li was familiar with both of them. One was Gu Qianxun, the chief Xuandou fighter of the First District, and the other was Tu Gang, the infamous Black-Faced Devil God of the Fourth District.

Gu Qianxun caught a glimpse of Han Li walking over from the corner of her eye, so she said something to Tu Gang and took the initiative to walk towards Han Li.

"Fellow Daoist Li, judging from your appearance, you must have just finished a Xuantou fight and came directly here, right?" Gu Qianxun greeted Han Li with a smile.

"That's right. If it wasn't for Fellow Daoist Du Long's introduction, I wouldn't have known there was such an exchange meeting," Han Li nodded and said.

"Hehe, I've watched Fellow Daoist Li's Xuandou fights several times. I bet on you to win and won a lot of things from Fellow Daoist Tu Gang and the others," Gu Qianxun said with a smile.

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Gu should take out something to reward me, shouldn't you?" Han Li joked with a smile.

"Winning bets relies on insight and luck. Fellow Daoist Li should also come and watch a few of my Xuandou fights another day and bet to win back what you lost," Gu Qianxun said.

Han Li was about to speak when Gu Qianxun's voice sounded in his sea of consciousness again:

"Fellow Daoist Li, most of the people who come to this exchange meeting today have something they are looking for. And you also have something that I want to exchange for."

"Oh? I'm just a newcomer, and I've always been penniless. I wonder what Fellow Daoist Gu has taken a fancy to?" Han Li frowned slightly and replied via voice transmission.

"I've watched many of Fellow Daoist Li's matches before, and I always thought that the cultivation technique you practiced was too inferior, so that Xuan Apertures were opened all over your body, but your strength could not be concentrated and burst out. Later, I realized that you were deliberately condensing your legs. In recent days, you have even gained the title of 'Phantom' with your swift movements, almost on par with Fellow Daoist Du Long as the twin heroes of the Ninth District. From this, it can be seen that the cultivation technique you practice must be quite extraordinary," Gu Qianxun said via voice transmission.

"Fellow Daoist Gu wants to exchange for my cultivation technique?" Han Li frowned and asked.

"That's right, that's exactly what I intend," Gu Qianxun nodded and replied.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, if that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. The opportunity I had to cultivate this *Yuhua Ascending Flight Art* is somewhat special, and I'm afraid I can't use it for exchange," Han Li said, shaking his head.

"Fellow Daoist Li, don't rush to refuse, and listen to my conditions, how about that?" Gu Qianxun didn't seem surprised by this and replied with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist, please speak," Han Li said after a slight hesitation.

"A cultivation technique that can concentrate the opening of apertures on both arms, I wonder if Fellow Daoist is interested?" Gu Qianxun asked.

"I haven't even fully cultivated my *Yuhua Ascending Flight Art*, what would I do with this new cultivation technique? I still understand the principle of being unable to digest too much," Han Li said after a slight hesitation.

"Fellow Daoist Li, your *Yuhua Ascending Flight Art* is obviously a cultivation technique that focuses on opening the Xuan Apertures of your legs. It is indeed good at increasing speed, but I'm afraid it won't be of much benefit to other aspects. Moreover, the one I want to exchange with Fellow Daoist is not an ordinary cultivation technique, but the *Vajra Strength Technique*, which is known for its strength," Gu Qianxun continued.

Han Li's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly upon hearing this. He had heard Du Long mention this *Vajra Strength Technique* before, and knew that it was a cultivation technique that Tu Gang had practiced, and its power was indeed not weak. It seemed that Gu Qianxun had also exchanged it from him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, forgive me for being blunt, if you only cultivate this *Yuhua Ascending Flight Art*, you may be able to handle profound-grade scale beasts with ease, but don't think about getting an advantage over earth-grade scale beasts or Xuandou fighters with higher cultivation. After all, the higher the level of scale beasts and Xuandou fighters, the stronger their own toughness will be. If you only have speed and not enough strength at that time, it will be meaningless," Gu Qianxun added, seeing Han Li's hesitation.

Han Li was naturally well aware of this. The reason why he had been unwilling to challenge earth-grade scale beasts these years, in addition to not wanting to expose the true number of his Xuan Apertures, was also due to this concern.

"Fellow Daoist Gu is right, I do need a cultivation technique similar to the *Vajra Strength Technique*. It's just that the opportunity I had to obtain this *Yuhua Ascending Flight Art* was special. If I were to exchange it with Fellow Daoist like this, it would be a bit of a loss," Han Li said noncommittally.

"To be honest, I also exchanged this *Vajra Strength Technique* from somewhere else. Its quality is definitely not bad, and it also cost me a lot. Its preciousness is almost the same as your *Yuhua Ascending Flight Art*. However, since Fellow Daoist has spoken, I am willing to add three beast cores of profound-grade scale beasts, how about exchanging with Fellow Daoist?" Gu Qianxun paused and asked via voice transmission.

"Three beast cores of profound-grade scale beasts? Fellow Daoist Gu, how can you be so stingy? I was able to get the name of Phantom, all thanks to this cultivation technique. How can its quality be the same as the *Vajra Strength Technique*?" Han Li deliberately raised his eyebrows high, somewhat surprised.

Gu Qianxun hesitated slightly upon hearing this and said:

"Then I'll be generous once and add a beast core of an earth-grade scale beast in addition to that cultivation technique, how about that?"